Dennis Township Public Schools
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The Dennis Township Public Schools are a community public school district
School district
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 that serves students in Kindergarten through eighth grade from Dennis Township
Dennis Township, New Jersey
Dennis Township is a township in Cape May County, New Jersey, United States. It is part of the Ocean City Metropolitan Statistical Area. The township population was 6,492 as of the United States 2000 Census...

, in Cape May County
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, New Jersey
New Jersey
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, United States
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.

As of the 2007-08 school year, the district's two schools had an enrollment of 697 students and 49.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE
Full-time equivalent
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 basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 14.2.

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education
New Jersey Department of Education
The New Jersey Department of Education administers state and federal aid programs affecting more than 1.4 million public and non-public elementary and secondary school children in the state of New Jersey. The department is headquartered in Trenton.The Department is responsible for ensuring that...

 as being in District Factor Group "CD", the sixth highest of eight groupings. District Factor Groups organize districts statewide to allow comparison by common socioeconomic characteristics of the local districts. From lowest socioeconomic status to highest, the categories are A, B, CD, DE, FG, GH, I and J.

Students in public school for grades 9-12 attend Middle Township High School
Middle Township High School
Middle Township High School is a four-year public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from Middle Township in Cape May County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Middle Township Public Schools...

 in Cape May Court House
Cape May Court House, New Jersey
Cape May Court House is a census-designated place and unincorporated area located within Middle Township, in Cape May County, New Jersey. It is part of the Ocean City Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the United States 2000 Census, the CDP population was 4,704...

, as part of a sending/receiving relationship
Sending/receiving relationship
A sending/receiving relationship is one in which a public school district sends some or all of its students to attend the schools of another district. This is often done to achieve costs savings in smaller districts or continues after districts have grown as part of a historical relationship...

 with the Middle Township Public Schools
Middle Township Public Schools
The Middle Township Public Schools are a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in kindergarten through twelfth grade from Middle Township, in Cape May County, New Jersey, United States....

.

Schools

As of the 2007-08 school year, the district had a combined enrollment of 697 students. Schools in the district are:
Elementary School
Middle School

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:
  • George Papp, Superintendent
  • Frank Rizzo, Business Administrator / Board Secretary

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